I. ˈhwaŋ, ˈhwaiŋ also ˈwa- noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration of Middle English thwang thong — more at thong
1. dialect
a. : thong
b. or whang leather : rawhide
2. : an act or instance of whanging:
a. : blow , whack
b. Britain : a large piece or slice : chunk
3. : penis — often considered vulgar
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1.
a. dialect : flog , beat , thrash
b. : to propel or strike with force
whang the ball up against the left-field fence — Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican
stopped so suddenly his head whanged the dashboard
2. chiefly Scotland : to chop off or up
intransitive verb
1. : to strike or beat with force or violence
riveters were still whanging away at the bulkheads — James Dugan
2. : to attack vigorously
whanged away in the Gazette — … clamoring for a primary system — W.A.White
whang away at arithmetic and spelling until … I could quit school — C.T.Jackson
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: imitative
: a loud sharp vibrant or resonant sound
the whang of hammers
IV. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
: to make a whang
the cymbals whang — Vachel Lindsay
the racket smacked, the sheep gut whanged and the white ball came steaming across — R.P.Warren
transitive verb
: to strike with a whang : make a whang with
whang a guitar